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ILLINOIS  WATERWAYS 


A  GUIDE  FOR  NAVIGATORS 


FROM 


Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River  via  the  Chicago  Sanitary 
District  Canal,  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 
and  the  Illinois  River 


ALSO  AN 

Alternate  Route  via  the 

Illinois  and  Mississippi  (Hennepin  Canal) 

('FOURTH  EDITION) 


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PREFACE  TO  FOURTH  EDITION  OF  THE  ILLINOIS 

WATERWAYS 


This  bulletin  has  been  prepared  for  the  information  and  guidance 
of  navigators  seeking  transportation  by  water  between  Chicago  and 
the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Rivers. 

The  present  channel  for  navigation  between  Lake  Michigan  and 
the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Rivers,  by  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal, 
is  limited  to  a  depth  of  about  4  feet.  The  locks  on  the  Illinois  and 
Michigan  Canal  limit  the  size  of  craft  to  the  following  dimensions : 


Length,  square  stern  and  square  bow .  98  feet 

Length,  square  stern  and  model  bow .  100  feet 

Length,  model  stern  and  model  bow .  102  feet 

Width  at  water  surface .  16  feet 

Width  at  4%  feet  draft .  14  feet  7  inches 

Draft  (depth  over  lock  sills) .  4  feet  6  inches 

Height  above  water  line .  11  feet  2  inches 


HON.  LEN  SMALL,  Governor 

C.  R.  MILLER,  Director 

Department  of  Public  Works  and  Buildings 

WILLIAM  L.  SACKETT,  Superintendent 
Division  of  Waterways 


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ILLINOIS  WATERWAYS 


Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River,  via  the  Chicago  Sanitary 
District  Canal,  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  and  the  Illinois 
River,  a  Distance  of  325  Miles. 


Chicago  River 

The  distance  from  the  month  of  the  Chicago  River  to  the  entrance 
of  the  Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal  is  six  miles.  The  river 
has  a  least  width  of  two  hundred  (200)  feet  except  for  a  short  dis: 
tance  between  Adams  Street  and  Harrison  Street,  where  the  channel 
is  constricted.  This  portion  will  eventually  be  widened  to  200  feet. 
The  depth  of  the  river  is  twenty-six  (26)  feet.  The  route  is  as  follows : 


Illinois  River  Packet. 


Distance 

Miles. 


6 


Starting  at 

0.0  Government  Light  House  at  mouth  of  Chicago  River,  continue  past 

0.9  State  Street,  Dearborn  Street,  Clark  Street,  Wells  Street  and  Franklin 

Street  bridges  to 

1.0  Fork  of  river.  Turn  left,  avoiding  north  fork  to  the  right  and  pass 

Lake  Street,  Randolph  Street,  Washington  Street,  Madison  Street, 
Monroe  Street  and  Adams  Street  (2.0)  bridges,  continue  past  Jackson 
Boulevard,  Metropolitan  Elevated,  Van  Buren  Street,  Harrison 
Street,  Polk  Street,  Taylor  Street,  B.  &  O.  Chicago  Terminal  Trans¬ 
fer,  Twelfth  Street,  St.  Charles  Air  Line,  Eighteenth  Street,  Pennsyl¬ 
vania  Railroad,  Canal  Street  and 

4.0  Twenty-second  Street  bridges,  continuing  past  Halsted  Street  lift 

bridge,  Main  Street  and  Loomis  Street  bridges  to 
5.5  Turning  basin.  Avoid  south  branch  to  the  left,  and  entrance  to  old 

Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  at  southwest  corner  of  basin,  continue 
straight  ahead  under  Ashland  Avenue  bridge  to 
6.0  Entrance  to  Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal.  Avoid  west  fork  of 

river  to  the  right. 

Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal 

The  main  channel  of  the  Chicago  Sanitary  District  Canal  from 
its  confluence  with  the  south  branch  of  the  Chicago  River  at  Robey 
Street  in  Chicago  to  the  end  of  the  water  power  tailrace  in  Joilet,  Will 
County,  Illinois,  is  32.35  miles  long. 

The  dimensions  of  the  channel  are : 

Robey  Street  to  Summit,  5.6  miles,  160  feet  wide  on  bottom, 
226  feet  wide  at  water  line,  minimum  depth  22  feet.  The  side  slope 
is  1  to  1  on  the  north  and  1  vertical  to  2  horizontal  on  the  south. 

Summit  to  Willow  Springs,  7.5  miles,  202  feet  wdde  on  bottom. 
290  feet  wide  at  wrater  line,  minimum  depth  22  feet.  The  side  slopes 
in  earth  are  1  foot  vertical  on  2  feet  horizontal. 

The  grade  of  the  earth  channel  from  Robey  Street  to  Willowr 
Springs  is  one  foot  in  forty  thousand  feet,  or  1%  inches  to  the  mile. 

At  Willow  Springs  the  channel  narrows  to  the  walled  rock  section, 
extending  14.95  miles  to  Lockport.  It  is  160  feet  wide  on  the  bottom, 
162  feet  wide  at  water  line.  The  grade  in  the  rock  is  one  foot  in 
twenty  thousand,  or  3*4  inches  per  mile. 

From  Lockport  to  the  water  power  plant,  two  miles  down  stream, 
the  channel  is  carried  between  levees  and  the  wrater  surface  is  above 
the  surrounding  country. 

Below  the  water  powder  plant  to  the  “Upper  Basin”  in  Joliet  the 
channel  is  160  feet  wide  at  water  line. 

Total  distance 
from 
Chicago 

6.0  Mouth  of  Drainage  Canal,  160  feet  wide  on  bottom,  226  feet  wide 

at  water  line;  continue  straight  ahead  under  Western  Avenue 
bridge,  passing  Sanitary  District  Electric  Substation  on  left. 
International  Harvester  Works  on  right,  passing  under  Eight 
Track  R.  R.  bridge,  “Bridewell,”  city  prison  on  far  right,  passing 
under 


7 


Total  distance 
from 
Chicago 

7.5  C.  M.  &  N.  R.  R.  bridge  and  immediately  afterwards  the  Kedzie 

Avenue  bridge. 

8.1  Continue  under  A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  R.  R.  bridge. 

9.5  Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R.  bridge. 

12.3  A.,  T.  A  S.  F.  R.  R.  bridge.  Thence  to 

13.8  Summit,  beginning  of  wide  channel,  202  feet  wide  on  bottom,  290 

feet  wide  at  water  line.  Passing  under  Summit  highway  bridge  to 

14.8  Chicago  Terminal  Transfer  R.  R.  bridge,  large  plant  of  Corn  Prod¬ 

ucts  Company  at  Argo  on  left.  Pass  on  to 

19.1  Willow  Springs,  beginning  of  rock  channel,  160  feet  wide  on  bot¬ 

tom,  162  feet  wide  at  water  line  passing  under 

19.2  Willow  Springs  highway  bridge. 

23.5  Sag  Canal  enters  on  left. 

26.5  A.,  T.  &  S.  F.  R.  R.  bridge  and  Lemont  Highway  bridge.  Continue 

passing  under 

30.9  Romeo  Highway  bridge.  Continue  to 

34.0  Lockport,  canal  controlling  works,  bear-trap  dam,  stoney  sluice 

gates  on  right.  Continue  past  Butterfly  dam  in  center  of  channel 
and 

34.4  Ninth  Street,  Lockport  Highway  bridge.  Continue  past 

35.0  Sixteenth  Street  Highway  Bridge  to  stop  at 

36.0  Lock,  dam  and  wrater  power  plant. 

Lock  operated  by  Sanitary  District  of  Chicago.  No  toll.  Length, 
130  feet;  width,  22  feet;  lift  40  feet.  After  leaving  lock,  pass 
small  railroad  swing  bridge  into  main  channel  and  pass  under 
high 

37.0  Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  R.  R.  bridge.  Use  center  opening. 

Warning. 

Curve  in  channel  about  one  mile  below  this  point  and  swift  cur¬ 
rent  emptying  into  the  “Upper  Basin”  where  the  Drainage  Canal, 
the  I.  &  M.  Canal  and  the  DesPlaines  River  come  together. 
Keep  to  center  of  channel  and  steer  for 

38.3  Right  hand  span  of  Ruby  street  bridge.  After  passing  under  bridge 

keep  close  to  right  bank  of  canal,  passing  between  right  bank 
and  timber  crib  bearing  sign  “Danger.”  Keep  to  the  right.  Con¬ 
tinue  at  slow  speed  to  I.  &  M.  Canal. 

38.75  Lock  at  wTest  end  of  Economy  Light  and  Power  Company  dam. 
Power  plant  on  east  bank. 

Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal 

The  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  is  63.6  miles  in  length  from  Joliet 
to  LaSalle,  where  it  enters  the  Illinois  River.  In  this  distance  there 
are  eleven  locks.  Boats  of  the  following  dimensions  may  navigate  the 


canal  and  pass  the  locks : 

Length,  square  stern  and  square  bow .  98  feet 

Length,  square  stern  and  model  bow .  100  feet 

Length,  model  stern  and  model  bow .  102  feet 

Width  at  water  surface .  16  feet 

Width  at  4!/2  feet  draft .  14  feet  7  inches 

Draft  (depth  over  lock  sills) .  4  feet  7  inches 

Height  above  water  line .  11  feet  2  inches 


For  rates  of  toll,  lockage,  registration,  etc.,  see  page  15. 


8 


Drainage  Canal  Lock  at  Power  Plant 


9 


Total  distance 
from 


Chicago 

38.7 

39.0 


41.0 

41.3 
43.0 

44.2 

45.2 

46.6 

47.4 
48.0 

49.6 

50.3 

50.5 

54.4 

55.5 

56.3 

56.8 

58.6 

58.7 

63.1 

63.4 

64.6 

64.9 

66.6 

69.6 

74.2 

74.8 

78.3 

79.5 

79.7 
80.2 

80.4 

85.8 

86.6 

87.3 

87.4 

87.6 

87.7 

88.5 
89.0 

90.6 

90.7 

91.1 

91.2 

91.8 

96.7 

96.9 

98.8 
99.1 

100.1 


Lock  No.  5,  lift  9  feet.  Collector’s  office  at  lock.  Pass  through 
and  continue  under  Jackson  Street  bridge. 

Cass  Street  bridge,  Jefferson  Street  bridge,  C.  R.  1.  &  P.  R.  R. 
bridge  and  McDonough  Street  bridge.  Marine  garage  and 
machine  shop  on  right  bank  about  mile  40.5. 

Brandon’s  Road  bridge. 

Rockdale,  plant  of  American  Steel  and  Wire  Company  on  right. 
Railroad  swing  bridge,  flathead  mound  and  plant  of  Joliet  Sand 
and  Gravel  Company  on  left. 

Five  Mile  highway  bridge. 

Rock  Run  and  park  on  right. 

Bird’s  Bridge,  highway. 

Dupage  feeder  on  right. 

Minooka  widewater. 

Knapp  Street  bridge,  Channahon. 

Lock  No.  6,  lift  12  feet.  Lock  through  crossing  DuPage 
River  to 

Lock  No.  7,  lift  4  feet  6  inches  and  Highway  bridge. 

Dresden  Heights.  Junction  of  the  DesPlaines  and  Kankakee 
Rivers  forming  the  Illinois  River,  visible  over  left  bank. 
Dresden  Catholic  cemetery  on  right. 

Highway  bridge. 

Elgin,  Joliet  &  Eastern  Railway  swing  bridge. 

Aqueduct  over  Aux  Sable  River  and 

Lock  No.  8,  lift  6  feet  2  inches,  highway  bridge  below. 

Highway  bridge,  called  “Peacock  Bridge,”  edge  of  Morris. 

C.,  R.  I.  &  P.  Railroad  bridge. 

Morris  Highway  bridge. 

Aqueduct  over  Nettle  Creek. 

Mt.  Carmel  cemetery  on  right. 

“Five  Mile  Bridge,”  highway  bridge,  half  way  to  Seneca. 

C.,  C.,  C.  Sc  St.  L.  Railroad  swing  bridge. 

Seneca  Highway  bridge. 

Chicago,  Ottawa  &  Peoria  Railway  Bridge. 

Marseilles’  Lock  No.  9,  lift  10  feet.  Highway  bridge  below. 

Lock  No.  10,  lift  10  feet. 

Main  Street,  Bascule  bridge,  Marseilles. 

Marseilles  Manufacturing  Company  railroad  swing  bridge. 
Highway  bridge  called  “White  Bridge.” 

Aqueduct  over  Fox  River. 

Columbus  Street,  Ottawa,  swing  bridge.  Canal  collector’s  office 

on  left  bank. 

LaSalle  Street,  Ottawa,  swing  bridge. 

C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  swing  bridge. 

Chestnut  Street,  Ottawa,  swing  bridge. 

Highway  bridge. 

Lock  No.  11,  lift  10  feet. 

Lock  No.  12,  lift  9  feet  8  inches. 

Highway  bridge.  LaSalle  County  Poor  Farm  in  the  left  dis¬ 
tance. 

“Moriarity”  Highway  bridge. 

Head  of  “Buffalo  Rocks”  to  the  left. 

Buffalo  Rock  widewater. 

Utica  bridge. 

Railroad  bridge. 

Lock  No.  13,  lift  7  feet. 

Railroad  bridge,  Illinois  Traction  Company. 

High  bridge,  LaSalle  County  Carbon  Coal  Company. 


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Total  distance 
from 

Chicago 

100.7  Aqueduct  over  Little  Vermilion  River. 

100.8  High  bridge,  Illinois  Central  Railroad. 

100.9  High  bridge  from  coal  mine. 

101.3  Lock  No.  14,  lift  13  feet  6  inches. 

101.4  C.,  B.  &  Q.  R.  R.  bridge  and  Lock  No.  15,  lift  6  feet. 

102.3  End  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  and  entrance  to  Illinois 

River. 

See  page  12  for  side  trip  to  State  park  at  Starved  Rock. 

The  Illinois  River 

Two  hundred  and  twenty-three  (223)  miles  to  Grafton  at  the  con¬ 
fluence  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Rivers.  There  is  a  fall  of  only 
27  feet  in  this  distance,  taken  up  by  four  locks.  Henry  and  Copperas 
Creek,  owned  by  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal  Commission,  (toll 
at  each  lock  $1.50)  and  LaGrange  and  Kampsville,  owned  by  the 
United  States  Government.  (No  toll.) 

See  page  21  for  lawrs  to  regulate  equipment  of  certain  motor  boats 
on  the  navigable  waters  of  the  United  States. 

U.  S.  Total  distance 


Government 

from 

Light  No. 

Chicago 

102.3 

End  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal. 

1217 

102.3 

Illinois  &  Michigan  Canal  light,  right 

103.1 

Peru  Highway  bridge. 

107.0 

Spring  Valley  Highway  bridge. 

110.7 

Marquette,  coal  chute  on  right  bank. 

111.6 

Indiana,  Illinois  &  Iowa  Railroad  bridge. 

115.3 

Entrance  to  Hennepin  Canal  through  opening  on 
right  bank.  Range  light  on  down  stream  side  of 
entrance  and  sign  labeled  “Entrance  to  Hennepin 
Canal.”  See  page  12  for  Hennepin  Canal  route 
from  the  Illinois  River  to  the  Mississippi  River  at 
Rock  Island. 

1212 

115.3 

Illinois  &  Mississippi  (Hennepin)  Canal  light,  right. 

118.0 

Hennepin  landing. 

1205 

122.9 

Sisters  Island  light,  left  (below). 

129.5 

Henry,  State  lock  (toll,  $1.50),  highway  bridge  below. 
When  upper  gauge  reads  6.0  water  is  6.8  feet  deep 
over  dam. 

1197 

132.0 

Upper  Henry  Island,  foot;  lighted  buoy,  right. 

136.4 

Lacon  highway  bridge,  pontoon. 

143.6 

Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad  bridge. 

145.0 

Chillicothe. 

147.5 

Rome,  head  of  Lake  Peoria. 

151.5 

Spring  Bay. 

1187 

151.6 

Spring  Bay  piling  buoy,  red,  left,  on  piling. 

157.7 

Illinois  Valley  Yacht  Club  on  right  bank. 

159.4 

Upper  Highway  bridge. 

1131 

161.3 

Waterworks  Point,  lighted  buoy,  black,  right. 

162.9 

Peoria,  steamboat  landing. 

163.1 

Highway  bridge. 

163.1 

T.,  P.  &  W.  Railroad  Bridge. 

163.3 

Interurban  bridge,  Peoria. 

164.9 

Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Railway  Company  bridge. 

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u.s. 

Total  distance 

Government 

from 

Light  No. 

Chicago 

172.5 

Peoria  &  Pekin  Terminal  Railway  bridge. 

172.6 

Highway  bridge  and  Pekin  landing. 

174.4 

C.  &  N.  W.  Ry.  bridge. 

1174 

177.6 

Mackinaw  River  mouth  light,  left. 

180.0 

Kingston  landing  on  right  bank.  Boats  coaled  here. 

187.2 

Copperas  Creek  on  right  bank. 

188.8 

Copperas  Creek  Dam  and  State  lock,  350  feet  long, 
75  feet  wide.  Lock  fee,  SI. 50.  When  upper  gauge 
reads  10.0,  water  is  3.2  feet  deep  over  dam. 

195.5 

Clear  Lake.  Entrance  on  left  bank. 

197.5 

Liverpool. 

198.5 

Grass  Lake,  slough  on  right  bank. 

1172a 

199.3 

Thompson  Lake  slough  light,  right. 

199.6 

Thompson  Lake,  slough  on  right  bank. 

203.2 

Entrance  to  Quiver  Lake  and  Dog  Fish  Lake  on  left 
bank. 

203.5 

Entrance  to  Flagg  Lake  on  right  bank. 

204.9 

Spoon  River  mouth  on  right  bank. 

205.3 

C.  P.  &  St.  L.  R.  R.  bridge  abandoned  piers. 

205.6 

Highway  bridge  and  boat  landing,  Havana,  Illinois. 

205.9 

I.  C.  R.  R.  bridge  abandoned  piers. 

1166 

209.8 

Devils  Elbow  upper  light,  right. 

211.0 

Entrance  to  Mantanzas  Bay  on  left  bank. 

212.2 

Grand  Island  chute,  take  right  channel. 

214.7 

Entrance  to  Ball  Lake,  on  left  bank. 

216.3 

Anderson  Lake,  slough  on  right  bank. 

218.7 

Lower  end  of  Grand  Island  chute  on  left  bank. 

1160a 

221.8 

Sharp  Landing  light,  right. 

224.8 

Hickory  Slough  on  left.  Entrance  to  Stewart  Lake. 

226.5 

Long  Lake.  Entrance  on  right. 

227.5 

Sangamon  River,  mouth  on  left. 

Dutchman’s  Lake.  Entrance  on  right. 

227.7 

228.3 

Browning  Landing  on  right  bank. 

230.3 

Sugar  Creek  Island.  Entrance  to  Sangamon  Lake 
through  island  chute  on  left.  Channel  on  right 
of  island. 

230.9 

Sugar  Creek  mouth  and  entrance  to  Sugar  Lake  on 
right. 

233.0 

Big  Lake,  entrance  on  right. 

1152 

233.1 

Frederick  light,  right,  above. 

233.9 

Frederick  Landing  on  right  bank. 

236.5 

Muscooten  Bay  on  right. 

236.6 

C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  bridge. 

236.9 

Beardstown  Highway  bridge. 

237.0 

Beardstown  Landing  on  right. 

240.5 

Coal  Creek  on  right. 

241.7 

Crane  Creek  and  La  Moine  River  on  right. 

245.3 

LaGrange  Landing. 

247.9 

U.  S.  dam  and  lock  at  LaGrange.  No  lock  fee. 

250.3 

Kamp  Creek  on  right. 

251.1 

Meredosia  and  entrance  to  Meredosia  Lake  on  left. 

254.3 

Meredosia  Landing  on  left. 

254.4 

Wabash  Railroad  bridge. 

259.9 

Naples  Landing  on  left. 

1147 

260.9 

Naple’s  daymark,  left,  below. 

264.0 

Wabash  Railroad  bridge. 

264.6 

Griggsville  Landing. 

269.9 

Florence  Landing  on  right  bank. 

12 


u.s. 

Total  distance 

Government 

from 

Light  No. 

Chicago 

275.4 

277.0 

1138 

277.5 

282.4 

284.5 

284.6 

289.2 

293.5 

294.0 

297.1 

1121 

299.8 

300.0 

304.3 

305.9 

1112 

306.3 

307.0 

310.3 

310.7 

311.4 

317.0 

1101 

324.4 

325.3 

325.5 

Montezuma  Landing  on  right  bank. 

Bedford  Landing. 

Pilot  Peak  Bend  light,  left. 

Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  bridge. 

Grand  Pass. 

Pearl. 

Apple  Creek,  mouth  on  left. 

Kampsville  Landing  on  right  bank. 

U.  S.  dam  and  lock.  No  toll. 

Hurricane  Island,  take  left  channel. 

Hurricane  Island  buoy,  black,  right  below  on  upper 
reef. 

Diamond  Island,  take  right  channel. 

Hardin  Landing. 

Head  of  Mortland  Island.  Take  left  channel. 
Macoupin  Island  lower  buoy,  black,  right,  end  dam. 
Macoupin  Creek,  mouth  on  left  bank. 

Head  of  Helmbold  Island. 

Otter  Creek,  landing  on  left  bank. 

Twelve  Mile  Island,  take  right  channel. 

Head  of  Eight  Mile  Island. 

Illinois  River  mouth  light,  left,  above  (on  gravel 
point  in  low  water). 

Grafton,  Illinois,  left  bank. 

Illinois  River  mouth  (U.  S.  Gage). 


For  guide  to  Mississippi  River  and  its  tributaries,  apply  to 
Division  of  Publications,  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  Wash¬ 
ington,  D.  C. 

List  of  lights,  buoys,  and  daymarks  on  the  Upper  Mississippi 
and  its  tributaries  will  be  sent  free  of  charge  to  any  master  or  pilot,  on 
application  to  Department  of  Commerce,  Washington,  D.  C.,  Light¬ 
house  Service. 


To  Starved  Rock  State  Park 

Total  distance  from  Chicago — 102.3. 

Distance  up  the 
Illinois  River. 

0.0  End  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal.  Turn  upstream  into  the 
Illinois  River  and  continue,  passing  under 

1.4  Highway  bridge. 

2.2  C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  bridge. 

2.3  Illinois  Central  Railroad  bridge. 

3.2  Vermilion  River,  mouth  to  right. 

6.4  Utica  Highway  bridge. 

6.7  Take  right  fork  around  island  to  landing  at 

7.5  Starved  Rock,  State  Park. 

The  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal 

(HENNEPIN  CANAL) 

The  Hennepin  Canal  is  75  miles  long  from  the  Illinois  River 
entrance  to  the  Mississippi  River  at  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  The  canal 
feeder,  from  the  junction  to  the  Rock  River  at  Sterling,  Illinois,  is  29 
miles  long.  The  normal  dimensions  of  the  canal  and  feeder  are  80 


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feet  wide  at  water  surface,  52  feet  wide  at  bottom,  and  7  feet  deep. 
Increased  width  is  provided  in  a  number  of  places  where  the  canal  is 
in  embankment. 

The  locks  (thirty-two  in  number)  are  170  feet  long  between 
gates,  35  feet  wide,  and  7  feet  deep  over  the  mitre  sills  at  standard 
stage  of  water. 

The  bridges  on  the  main  canal  have  17  feet  clearance  at  standard 
stage  of  water,  and  those  on  the  canal  feeder  have  12  feet  clearance. 
Telephone  wires,  etc.,  have  a  clearance  of  27  feet  on  main  canal,  and 
22  feet  on  canal  feeder. 

(This  is  a  Government  canal  and  there  are  no  tolls  or  lock  fees. 
See  page  17  for  law,  rules  and  regulations  for  navigation  of  this 
canal.) 

The  route  is  as  follows : 


Total  distance  from  Chicago  to  Canal  entrance — 115.3. 


Total  distance 

along  Hennepin 

Canal. 

0.0 

Illinois  River  entrance. 

0.3 

Lock  No.  1,  lift  9  feet. 

1.3 

Lock  No.  2,  lift  9  feet.  Pontoon  bridge  at  upper  end  of  lock. 

1.6 

Rock  Island  Railroad  bridge. 

1.8 

Highway  bridge  No.  1. 

1.9 

Lock  No.  3,  lift  9  feet. 

3.5 

Lock  No.  4,  lift  9  feet  and  aqueduct  at  upper  end. 

4.3 

Highway  Bridge  No.  2. 

4.6 

Lock  No.  5,  lift  8  feet. 

6.2 

Highway  Bridge  No.  3. 

6.4 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway  bridge. 

6.4 

Lock  No.  6,  lift  10  feet. 

7.2 

Lock  No.  7,  lift  8  feet. 

7.5 

Highway  Bridge  No.  4. 

8.2 

Lock  No.  8,  lift  8  feet. 

8.4 

Lock  No.  9,  lift  8  feet. 

9.2 

Highway  Bridge  No.  5. 

10.2 

Lock  No.  10,  lift  9  feet. 

11.0 

Highway  Bridge  No.  6. 

11.0 

Lock  No.  11,  lift  9  feet. 

11.7 

Lock  No.  12,  lift  8  feet.  Aqueduct  at  upper  end  of  lock. 

12.4 

Lock  No.  13,  lift  10  feet. 

12.6 

Highway  Bridge  No.  7. 

13.1 

Highway  Bridge  No.  8. 

13.2 

Lock  No.  14,  lift  10  feet. 

13.8 

Lock  No.  15,  lift  10  feet. 

14.0 

Lock  No.  16,  lift  11  feet. 

14.2 

Lock  No.  17,  lift  10  feet. 

14.3 

Highway  Bridge  No.  9. 

15.0 

Aqueduct  No.  3. 

15.3 

Lock  No.  18,  lift  9  feet. 

16.0 

Highway  Bridge  No.  10. 

16.1 

Lock  No.  19,  lift  10  feet. 

16.7 

C.,  B.  &  Q.  Railroad  bridge. 

17.1 

Lock  No.  20,  lift  11  feet. 

17.4 

Lock  No.  21,  lift  11  feet.  Also  small  farm  lift  bridge  on  low 

end.  Summit  level. 

17.9 

Highway  Bridge  No.  11. 

18.5 

Highway  Bridge  No.  12. 

19.0 

Highway  Bridge  No.  13. 

21.4 

Highway  Bridge  No.  14. 

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Total  distance 
along  Hennepin 
Canal. 


22.2 

23.0 

23.0 

25.1 

26.0 

27.0 

27.8 

27.9 

Chicago  &  Northwestern  Railroad  bridge. 

Emergency  gates. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  15. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  16. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  17. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  18. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  17a. 

Feeder  Junction  on  the  right.  Twenty-nine  miles  to  the  Rock 
River  at  Sterling. 

28.3 
28.9 

30.5 

30.8 

31.6 

33.1 

34.6 

35.2 

36.5 

37.4 

37.9 
38.0 

38.5 

39.6 

40.7 

41.5 

42.8 

43.3 

43.5 

43.7 

45.7 
47.0 
48.1 

48.1 

49.2 

50.3 

51.5 

52.6 

53.6 

54.7 

54.7 

56.9 
57.0 

58.1 
59.5 

59.5 

59.7 

60.1 

61.7 

61.8 
68.0 

70.6 
72.1 

72.1 

73.2 
75.0 
75.1 

Highway  Bridge  18a. 

Lock  No.  22,  lift  9  feet.  End  of  Summit  level. 

Aqueduct  No.  4. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  20. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  21. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  22. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  23. 

Aqueduct  No.  5. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  24. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  25. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  26. 

Lock  No.  23,  lift  11  feet. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  27. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  28. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  29. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  30. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  31. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  32. 

Aqueduct  No.  6. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  33. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  34. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  35. 

Lock  No.  24,  lift  11  feet. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  36. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  37. 

Aqueduct  No.  7. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  38. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  39. 

Lock  No.  25,  lift  8  feet. 

Lock  No.  26,  lift  9  feet. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  40. 

Aqueduct  No.  8. 

Lock  No.  27,  lift  8  feet. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  41. 

Lock  No.  28,  lift  8  feet. 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  bridge. 

Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad  bridge. 

Highway  Bridge  No.  42. 

Lock  No.  29,  lift  11  feet. 

Entrance  to  Rock  River. 

Moline  wagon  bridge. 

Lock  No.  30,  Guard  Lock. 

Milan  wagon  bridge. 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railroad  bridge. 

Lock  No.  31,  lift  6  feet. 

Lock  No.  32,  lift  12  feet. 

End  of  canal  and  entrance  to  Mississippi  River. 

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Rates  of  tolls  and  lockage  established  upon  the  Illinois  and  Michi¬ 
gan  Canal  and  the  locks  at  Henry  and  Copperas  Creek  in  the  Illinois 
River : 

On  freight  boats  on  the  canal,  per  mile,  3  cents. 

On  pleasure  boats  on  the  canal,  per  mile,  5  cents. 

Lockage  at  Henry  and  Copperas  Creek  on  all  boats  of  150  tons  or 
under  shall  be  $1.50,  and  this  charge  shall  be  made  at  each  lock. 

Boats  entering  the  canal  for  the  first  time  are  rerjuired  to  pay  a 
registration  fee  of  $2.50  if  not  exceeding  40  feet  in  length.  Boats  over 
40  feet  long  are  required  to  pay  a  fee  of  $5. 

The  registration  fee  is  required  to  be  paid  but  once,  and  registra¬ 
tion  is  good  for  life  of  the  boat  as  long  as  she  is  in  existence  under 
her  original  name. 

The  toll  of  5  cents  per  mile  covers  all  lockage  charges  on  the  canal. 

On  boats  of  more  than  150  tons  measurement,  lockage  shall  be 
charged  at  the  rate  of  1  cent  per  ton  measurement,  and  this  charge 
shall  be  made  at  each  lock :  Provided ,  That  on  boats  passing  through 
the  locks  in  fleets  of  two  or  more,  engaged  in  regular  traffic,  requiring 
only  a  single  lockage,  the  lockage  charge,  by  ton  measurement,  or 
otherwise,  may  be  divided  between  said  boats  at  each  lock. 

The  lockage  of  cabin  boats  in  tow  of  steamers  or  canal  boats, 
shall  be  25  cents  each ;  fuel  boats  in  tow  of  steamers,  50  cents ;  row 
boats  in  tow  of  steamers  or  canal  boats,  10  cents  each. 

No  lockage  on  boats  shall  be  made  for  less  than  $1.50. 


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LaGrange  Lock  and  Dam 


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LAWS,  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  USE,  ADMIN¬ 
ISTRATION  AND  NAVIGATION  OF  THE  ILLINOIS  AND 
MISSISSIPPI  CANAL,  1908. 


THE  LAW. 

Extracts  from  Acts  of  Congress. 

The  River  and  Harbor  Act  of  June  13,  1902,  contains  the  following  section: 

“Sec.  11.  That  section  4  of  the  River  and  Harbor  Act  of  August  18,  1894, 
be,  and  is  hereby  amended  so  as  to  read  as  follows: 

“Sec.  4.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of  War  to  prescribe  such 
rules  and  regulations  for  the  use,  administration  and  navigation  of  any  or  all 
canals  and  similar  works  of  navigation  that  now  are,  or  that  hereafter  may  be, 
owned,  operated  or  maintained  by  the  United  States,  as  in  his  judgment  the 
public  necessity  may  require;  and  he  is  also  authorized  to  prescribe  regulations 
to  govern  the  speed  and  movement  of  vessels  and  other  water  craft  in  any  public 
navigable  channel  which  has  been  improved  under  the  authority  of  Congress, 
whenever,  in  his  judgment,  such  regulations  are  necessary  to  protect  such 
improved  channels  from  injury,  or  to  prevent  interference  with  the  operations  of 
the  United  States  in  improving  navigable  waters  or  injury  to  any  plant  that  may 
be  employed  in  such  operations.  Such  rules  and  regulations  shall  be  posted  in 
conspicuous  and  appropriate  places  for  the  information  of  the  public;  and  even’ 
person  and  every  corporation  which  shall  violate  such  rules  and  regulations  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  thereof  in  any  district 
court  of  the  United  States  within  whose  territorial  jurisdiction  such  offenses  may 
have  been  committed,  shall  be  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceeding  $500,  or  by 
imprisonment  (in  case  of  a  natural  person)  not  exceeding  six  months,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court.” 


REGULATIONS 

1.  Works  to  Which  These  Rules  Apply. — These  rules  apply  to  the  use,  admin¬ 
istration  and  navigation  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal  lying  m  the  coun¬ 
ties  of  Whiteside,  Bureau,  Henry  and  Rock  Island,  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 
The  lands  acquired  and  owned  by  the  United  States  are  held  for  the  purposes  of 
navigation,  for  sites  for  government  structures  and  for  the  accommodation  and 
use  of  employees  of  the  United  States.  Trespassing  on  said  lands  is  strictly  for¬ 
bidden,  and  all  persons  are  hereby  expressly  warned  under  penalty  of  the  law: 

(a)  Not  to  cut  trees,  dig  up  and  carry  away  earth,  sand,  gravel,  or  rock, 
injure  or  deface  fences,  locks,  bridges,  culverts,  telephone  lines,  or  any  other 
structures  belonging  to  the  United  States,  or  post  or  paint  advertisements 
thereon,  use  dynamite  for  any  purpose,  erect  temporary  or  permanent  structures, 
or  deposit  refuse  matter  of  any  kind. 

(b)  Not  to  permit  horses,  cattle,  sheep,  hogs  or  other  animals  to  run  at 
large  on  any  portion  of  the  said  lands,  including  those  used  as  public  highways. 

(c)  Not  to  ride  or  drive  along  or  upon  canal  embankments,  except  where 
such  embankments  are  intended  as  public  highwaj^s. 


—2  I  W 


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(d)  Not  to  enter  upon  these  lands  for  the  purpose  of  hunting  or  taking  of 
game  by  any  means,  except  with  written  permit  from  the  assistant  engineer  in 
charge  of  the  operation  of  the  canal;  and  then  in  strict  accordance  with  the  game 
lawrs  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  except  that  for  the  protection  of  the  canal  banks, 
hunters  authorized  as  above  and  canal  employees  may  kill  or  take  burrowing 
animals  at  any  time. 

(e)  Not  to  sell  or  cause  to  be  sold  upon  these  lands  nor  upon  any  boat  wrhile 
in  the  canal  any  spirituous  or  malt  liquors. 

(f)  Not  to  fish  within  100  feet  of  any  fishway  or  lock,  nor  to  take  fish  from 
amr  fishway,  and  not  to  fish  with  nets  of  any  kind  within  canal  grounds. 

2.  Controlling  Authority. — The  movements  of  all  floating  craft  within  the 
canal  itself  or  at  or  near  any  entrance  to  the  canal,  and  the  movement  of  traffic 
over  movable  bridges  shall  be  under  the  direction  of  the  canal  authorities. 

3.  Boat  Signals. — Pilots  or  masters  in  charge  of  boats,  on  coming  within  a 
half  mile  of  a  movable  bridge  or  lock,  shall  signal  for  passage  by  one  wffiistle  of 
ten  seconds  duration:  Provided,  that  if  the  boat  lands  within  this  limit  the 
signal  shall  be  given  wffien  it  is  leaving  the  landing.  Boats  must  be  brought  to  a 
full  stop  two  hundred  feet  from  each  movable  bridge  or  lock,  and  not  brought 
nearer  until  signalled  to  do  so.  Pilots  and  vessels  while  in  the  canal  will  be 
subject  to  all  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  United  States  relating  to  pilots 
and  vessels  on  western  rivers. 

4.  Railway  Signals. — During  the  season  of  navigation  the  passage  of  trains 
over  the  movable  railroad  bridge  shall  be  directed  by  the  interlocking  system,  and 
no  one  shall  pass  a  train  over  said  bridge,  except  as  directed  by  such  signals. 
Trains  must  not  be  made  to  pass  home  signals  wrhen  the  same  are  set  against 
their  passage,  or  to  stand  on  the  derailing  device  while  waiting  for  the  bridge 
to  close. 

5.  Highway  Signals. — Before  a  movable  highway  bridge  is  opened,  the  high¬ 
way  shall  be  closed  by  a  wooden  bar  at  each  end  of  the  bridge.  When  the  bridge 
is  opened  at  night  a  wffiite  light  shall  be  displayed  on  the  wooden  bars.  Street 
cars  and  teams  must  not  be  driven  on  the  bridge  after  the  bar  has  been  placed 
across  the  highway  at  either  end  of  the  bridge  until  the  bar  has  been  removed 
b}7  the  bridge  tender. 

6.  Precedence  at  Locks. — The  order  of  passage  of  boats  through  a  lock  shall 
be  determined  by  the  lock  tender,  w7ho  will  see  that  the  spirit  of  the  rules 
generally  stated,  is  carried  out  with  reasonableness  and  fairness  to  all.  No  boat 
or  towr  shall  be  made  to  obstruct  the  passage  through  a  lock,  or  the  approaches 
thereto,  nor  shall  any  boat  be  made  to  enter  a  lock  before  another  of  the  same 
class  arriving  before  it  from  the  same  direction.  When  several  boats  await 
lockage  the  upbound  and  dowmbound  vessels  shall  be  made  to  alternate  in  the 
order  established  by  the  lock  tender.  Among  boats  of  the  same  class  ready  for 
passage  at  the  same  time,  the  first  to  arrive  shall  be  given  priority  in  entering  the 
lock.  Among  boats  of  different  classes  the  order  shall  be  as  follows — Boats  bound 
upstream  alternating  with  those  bound  downstream. 

(1)  United  States  boats,  (2)  boats  carrying  United  States  mail,  (3)  steam 
and  motor  passenger  boats,  (4)  tow7  boats  and  tow7s,  (5)  unregistered  barges,  or 
boats  without  motive  power  other  than  sail  or  animal. 

Provided,,  that  when  it  is  necessary  to  break  up  tows,  the  parts  of  tows 
requiring  separate  lockages  shall  be  considered  separate  boats,  and  shall  take  their 
turns  in  accordance  wfith  above  order  of  precedence. 

Boats  that  fail  to  enter  a  lock  with  reasonable  promptness,  after  being  author¬ 
ized  to  do  so,  shall  lose  their  turns. 

Small  pleasure  boats,  skiffs,  fishing  boats,  and  other  small  craft,  will  be 
locked  through  morning  at  one  lockage  and  evening  at  one  lockage,  and,  as  a 
rule,  separate  lockages  at  other  times  for  such  craft  will  not  be  made,  but  such 
craft  will  be  locked  through  at  other  times  with  large  boats,  and  will  take  advan¬ 
tages  of  suitable  opportunities  without  notice  from  lock  tenders. 


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7.  Passage  of  Movable  Bridges. — Regular  scheduled  trains  have  prior  right-of- 
way  over  the  railway  bridges  as  against  boats  passing  along  the  canal.  When  two 
or  more  boats  meet  in  the  vicinity  of  a  swing  bridge,  each  must  be  so  maneuvered 
as  to  pass  through  the  opening  on  its  right.  No  attempt  shall  be  made  to  pass 
a  boat  through  a  movable  bridge  until  the  bridge  is  fully  opened. 

Boats  moving  in  the  canal  shall  have  precedence  over  street  railway  cars, 
teams  and  vehicles. 

8.  Mooring  in  Locks. — All  boats  when  in  locks  shall  be  moored  by  bow  and 
stern  lines  to  the  snubbing  posts  provided  for  that  purpose.  Boats  must  not  enter 
or  leave  the  locks  until  the  lock  gates  are  fully  in  the  gate  recesses,  and  the  lock 

tender  has  given  the  proper  order. 

9.  Injury  to  Walls  and  Fixtures. — The  owners  and  masters  of  boats  shall 
be  held  responsible  for  the  cost  of  repairs  of  injuries  to  locks  or  other  structures 
due  to  carelessness  in  handling  their  craft.  They  must  use  great  care  not  to 
strike  any  part  of  the  lock  or  sluice  walls,  or  any  gate  or  appurtenance  thereto, 
or  machinery  for  operating  the  gates,  or  the  wTalls  protecting  the  banks  of  the 
canal. 

All  boats  using  canal  must  be  free  from  projecting  irons  or  rough  surfaces 
that  would  be  liable  to  damage  the  locks  or  any  part  of  the  canal,  and  they  must 
be  provided  with  suitable  fenders  to  be  used  in  guarding  the  lock  walls,  etc.,  from 
injury.  Lock  tenders  shall  notify  owners  or  masters  of  boats  of  projecting  irons 
or  other  parts  of  their  boats  liable  to  do  damage  to  the  structures,  and  after  an 
interval  of  one  week  from  date  of  such  notice,  the  engineer  in  charge  may 
refuse  to  permit  such  boats  to  use  the  canal  until  the  required  changes  have  been 
made. 

Boats  must  not  be  moored  to  telephone  poles,  shade  trees,  fences,  or  any  of 
the  structures  of  the  canal,  but  must  be  moored  by  bow  and  stern  to  the  snub¬ 
bing  posts,  provided  for  that  purpose  or  otherwise. 

10.  Handling  Gates  and  Bridges. — No  person,  unless  authorized  by  the  lock 
or  bridge  tender,  shall  open  or  close  any  bridge,  gate,  valve,  or  in  any  way  inter¬ 
fere  with  the  employees  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties;  but  the  lock  tender 
may  call  for  assistance  from  the  master  of  any  boat  using  the  lock,  should  such 
aid  be  necessary,  and  when  rendering  such  assistance,  the  men  so  employed  shall 
be  strictly  under  the  orders  of  the  lock  tender.  Masters  of  boats  refusing  to  give 
such  assistance  when  it  is  required  of  them  may  be  denied  the  use  of  the  canal 
by  the  engineer  in  charge. 

11.  Speed  in  the  Canal. — No  boat  while  in  the  canal  shall  be  raced  with,  or 
crowded  alongside  of  another,  or  moved  at  a  greater  rate  of  speed  than  six  miles 
per  hour. 

12.  Meeting  or  Passing  in  the  Canal. — Boats  moving  at  a  rate  less  than  six 
miles  per  hour  must  slacken  speed  and  permit  a  boat  moving  in  the  same  direc¬ 
tion  at  a  higher  rate  to  pass.  Steam  and  motor  boats  meeting  in  the  canal  will 
ordinarily  pass  to  the  starboard.  Steam  and  motor  boats  meeting  or  passing 
boats  towTed  by  team  or  men  must  pass  on  the  side  opposite  the  towpath. 
Where  boats  being  towed  by  teams  or  men  meet  in  the  canal,  the  upbound  boat 
shall  take  the  towpath  side.  The  towpath  is  on  the  south  side  of  the  canal 
from  Lock  No.  1,  to  Lock  No.  22,  and  on  the  north  side  of  the  canal  from  Lock 
No.  22,  to  Lock  No.  29.  The  towpath  on  the  feeder  is  on  the  wrest  side. 

13.  Permissible  Dimensions  of  Boats. — The  lock  chambers  are  35  feet  wide 
and  170  feet  long.  Boats  less  than  35  feet  wide  and  less  than  150  feet  long  can 
pass  through  the  locks.  The  standard  depth  of  water  is  7  feet.  A  boat  must  not 
attempt  to  leave  or  enter  a  lock  when  its  draft  is  greater  than  the  depth  of  the 
water  on  the  miter  sills,  as  shown  by  the  gauges  at  that  time. 

The  clearance  under  the  bridges  at  standard  stage  of  water  is  17  feet  on  the 
main  line  and  12  feet  on  the  feeder.  There  are  movable  bridges  at  Locks  Nos. 
2,  21,  22,  26  and  31,  and  at  Milan,  Illinois.  Boats  must  not  attempt  to  pass 
these  bridges  until  signaled  to  do  so.  Levels  will  not  be  lowered  to  accommodate 
boats  higher  than  the  above  standard  clearances. 


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Telegraph  and  telephone  wires  or  other  wires  or  ropes  of  any  kind  crossing 
the  canal  must  be  at  least  27  feet  above  standard  stage  of  water  on  main  lines, 
and  at  least  22  feet  above  standard  stage  on  feeder.  Wires  crossing  the  canal  at 
or  near  Milan,  Illinois,  must  be  high  enough  to  allow  the  highest  steamboats 
to  pass. 

14.  Refuse  in  the  Canal. — No  ashes,  cinders,  slag,  refuse  or  obstructive  matter 
of  any  kind  shall  be  dumped,  cast  out  or  unloaded  in  the  canal  or  locks  or 
approaches  to  locks.  Ashes,  cinders  and  other  like  materials  from  boats  must 
be  deposited  on  the  towpath  or  transported  entirely  out  of  the  canal.  Refuse 
or  offensive  material  of  any  kind  must  not  be  deposited  on  the  canal  grounds. 

15.  Delays  in  Canal. — No  boat,  barge,  raft  or  other  floating  craft,  shall  be 
tied  up  in,  or  in  any  way  obstruct  the  canal  or  its  approaches,  or  delay  entering 
or  leaving  the  locks.  Permission  to  tie  up  boats  for  some  hours  or  days  in  the 
canal  shall  only  be  given  by  the  officer  in  charge  or  his  authorized  representative, 
and  boats  so  using  the  canal  must  be  securely  moored  by  bow  and  stern  in 
places  assigned  them  and  be  promptly  removed  on  due  notice. 

16.  Rafts. — The  passage  of  “bag”  or  “sack”  rafts,  or  loose  logs  or  lumber 
into  or  through  the  canal  is  prohibited. 

17.  Use  of  Canal  as  Winter  Harbour. — Boats,  barges  and  other  floating  craft 
may  use  the  canal  as  winter  harbor  at  such  points  as  authorized  by  the  officer  in 
charge,  or  his  representatives.  Owners  of  craft  thus  afforded  a  harbor  must  as¬ 
sume  all  risks  of  damage.  Boats  and  other  craft  must  be  securely  moored  by 
bow  and  stern  at  indicated  points  and  must  be  removed  in  the  spring. 

18.  Cutting  Ice. — Permits  to  cut  ice  will  be  sold  at  a  uniform  rate  of  SI  per 
1,000  square  feet  of  surface.  Application  for  permits  should  be  made  to  nearest 
canal  official. 

19.  Removal  of  Obstructions. — In  case  of  any  boat,  vessel  or  other  craft 

or  raft  sinking  or  grounding  in  the  canal,  or  otherwise  obstructing  it,  the  officer 
of  the  United  States  in  charge  of  the  canal,  or  his  representatives,  shall  have  the 
right  to  take  such  possession  of  such  vessel,  boat  or  other  craft,  or  raft,  as  shall 

be  necessary  for  the  purpose,  and  remove  it,  and  no  one  shall  interfere  with  or 

prohibit  him  from  doing  so;  or  do  anything  that  will  tend  to  interfere  with  or 

prohibit  him  from  doing  so:  Provided,  that  the  officer,  or  agent  of  the  United 

States,  may,  in  his  discretion,  give  notice  in  writing  to  the  owners  of  any  vessel, 
boat  or  other  craft,  or  raft,  obstructing  the  canal  aforesaid. 

20.  Definition  of  Trespassers. — All  persons  not  employed  by  the  United  States 
about  the  canal,  or  not  at  the  time  necessarily  present  by  reason  of  their  engage¬ 
ment  in  commerce  by  water,  or  not  passengers  temporarily  landed  from  boats 
while  passing  through  the  canal,  found  upon  the  grounds  and  works,  without  per¬ 
mission,  will  be  deemed  trespassers  thereon:  Provided,  that,  without  permission, 
boats  shall  not  land  excursions  or  picnic  parties  on  United  States  lands  or  works 
and  that  if  such  parties  be  so  landed,  they  shall  be  held  and  deemed  to  be  tres¬ 
passers. 

Lounging,  visiting,  or  remaining  in  or  about  any  office,  house  yard,  shop,  shed, 
lock,  bridge,  dam  or  other  structure  belonging  to  the  canal  is  forbidden. 

21.  Persistent  Violations  of  Regulations. — If  the  owner  or  master  of  any  boat 
persistently  violates  these  regulations  after  due  notice  of  the  same,  the  boat  may 
be  removed  from  the  canal  and  thereafter  refused  passage  through  the  locks  by 
the  officer  in  charge. 

22.  Statistical  Information. — In  accordance  writh  the  Act  of  Congress  of 
February  21,  1891,  upon  each  passage  through  the  canal  or  upon  each  trip  in  the 
canal,  if  it  is  not  entirely  traversed,  the  masters  or  clerks  of  vessels  or  boats 
shall  furnish  in  writing  a  detailed  statement  of  cargo  and  passengers  carried,  using 
blank  forms  furnished  by  the  United  States. 

This  statement  shall  be  handed  to  the  lock  tender  at  first  lock  passed.  In 
case  no  lock  is  passed,  the  statement  shall  be  mailed  to  the  office  of  the  United 


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States  Assistant  Engineer  in  charge  of  the  operation  of  the  canal  at  Sterling, 
Illinois. 

Failure  to  furnish  this  statement  will  cause  the  offending  boat  to  be  refused 
passage  through  the  canal  or  any  part  of  it. 

23.  These  rules  and  regulations  shall  supersede  all  those  previously  made  for 
this  canal,  or  for  any  part  of  it,  and  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after  April  15,  1908. 

Robert  Shaw  Oliver, 

Acting  Secretary  of  War. 

Approved  April  8,  1908. 


Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
Office  of  the  Secretary. 

Washington. 

Department  Circular  No.  226. 

February  15,  1912. 

Bureau  of  Navigation  and  Steamboat  Inspection  Service. 

To  collectors  of  customs,  supervising  and  local  inspectors  of  steamboats,  and 

others  concerned: 

Your  attention  is  invited  to  the  following  Act  of  Congress  approved  June 
9,  1910: 

An  Act  to  amend  laws  for  preventing  collisions  of  vessels  and  to  regulate  equip¬ 
ment  of  certain  motor  boats  of  the  navigable  waters  of  the  United  States. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United 
States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled:  That  the  words  “motor  boat”  where 
used  in  this  Act  shall  include  every  vessel  propelled  by  machinery  and  not  more 
than  65  feet  in  length,  except  tugboats  and  tow  boats  propelled  by  steam.  The 
length  shall  be  measured  from  end  to  end  over  the  deck,  excluding  sheer:  Pro¬ 
vided,  that  the  engine,  boiler  or  other  operating  machinery  shall  be  subject  to 
inspection  by  the  local  inspectors  of  steam  vessels,  and  to  their  approval  of  the 
design  thereof,  on  all  said  motor  boats,  which  are  more  than  40  feet  in  length, 
and  which  are  propelled  by  machinery  driven  by  steam. 

Sec.  2.  That  motor  boats  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  be  di¬ 
vided  into  classes  as  follows: 

Class  1.  Less  than  26  feet  in  length. 

Class  2.  Twenty-six  feet  or  over  and  less  than  40  feet  in  length. 

Class  3.  Forty  feet  or  over  and  not  more  than  65  feet  in  length. 

Sec.  3.  That  every  motor  boat  in  all  weathers  from  sunset  to  sunrise  shall 
carry  the  following  lights  and  during  such  time  no  other  lights  which  may  be 
mistaken  for  those  prescribed  shall  be  exhibited. 

(a)  Every  motor  boat  of  Class  1  shall  carry  the  following  lights: 

First — A  white  light  aft  to  show  all  around  the  horizon. 

Second — A  combined  lantern  in  the  forepart  of  the  vessel  and  lower  than  the 
white  light  aft  showing  green  to  starboard  and  red  to  port,  so  fixed  as  to  throw 
light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points,  abaft  the  beam  on  their  respective  sides. 

(b)  Every  motor  boat  of  Classes  2  and  3  shall  carry  the  following  lights: 

First — A  bright  white  light  in  the  forepart  of  the  vessel  as  near  the  stem  as 
practicable,  so  constructed  as  to  show  an  unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  ho¬ 
rizon  of  twenty  points  of  the  compass,  so  fixed  as  to  throw  the  light,  ten  points 
on  each  side  of  the  vessel,  namely,  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the 
beam  on  either  side.  The  glass  or  lens  shall  be  of  not  less  than  the  following 
dimensions : 

Class  2.  Nineteen  square  inches. 

Class  3.  Thirty-one  square  inches. 

Second — A  white  light  aft  to  show  all  around  the  horizon. 

Third — On  the  starboard  side  a  green  light,  so  constructed  as  to  show  an 
unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  horizon  of  ten  points  of  the  compass,  so  fixed 


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as  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the  beam  on  the 
starboard  side.  On  the  port  side  a  red  light  so  constructed  as  to  show  an  un¬ 
broken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  horizon  of  ten  points  of  the  compass,  so  fixed 

as  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the  beam  on  the 

port  side.  The  glasses  or  lenses  in  the  said  side  lights  shall  be  of  not  less  than 
the  following  dimensions  on  motor  boats: 

Class  2.  Sixteen  square  inches. 

Class  3.  TwTentv-five  square  inches. 

On  and  after  July  1.  1911,  all  glasses  or  lenses  prescribed  by  paragraph  (b) 

of  section  3  shall  be  fresnel  or  fluted.  The  said  lights  shall  be  fitted  with  in¬ 

board  screens  of  sufficient  height  and  so  set  as  to  prevent  these  lights  from 
being  seen  across  the  bow  and  shall  be  of  not  less  than  the  following  dimensions 
on  motor  boats: 

Class  2.  Eighteen  inches  long. 

Class  3.  Twenty-four  inches  long. 

Provided,  that  motor  boats  as  defined  in  this  Act,  w’hen  propelled  by  sail 
and  machinery  or  under  sail  alone,  shall  carry  the  colored  lights  suitably  screened 
but  not  the  white  lights  prescribed  by  this  section. 

Sec.  4.  (a)  Every  motor  boat  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  pro¬ 
vided  with  a  whistle  or  other  sound  producing  mechanical  appliance  capable  of 
producing  a  blast  of  two  seconds  or  more  in  duration,  and  in  the  case  of  such 
boats  so  provided  a  blast  of  at  least  two  seconds  shall  be  deemed  a  prolonged 
blast  within  the  meaning  of  the  law. 

(b)  Every  motor  boat  of  Class  2  or  3  shall  carry  an  efficient  foghorn. 

(c)  Every  motor  boat  of  Class  2  or  3  shall  be  provided  with  an  efficient 
bell,  which  shall  be  not  less  than  8  inches  across  the  mouth,  on  board  of  vessels 
of  Class  3. 

Sec.  5.  That  every  motor  boat  subject  to  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act, 
and  also  vessels  propelled  by  machinery  other  than  by  steam,  more  than  65 
feet  in  length,  shall  carry  either  life  preservers,  or  life  belts,  or  buoyant  cushions, 
or  ring  buoys  or  other  device,  to  be  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  Commerce 
and  Labor,  sufficient  to  sustain  afloat  every  person  on  board  and  so  placed  as 
to  be  readily  accessible.  All  motor  boats  carrying  passengers  for  hire  shall  carry 
one  life  preserver  of  the  sort  prescribed  by  the  regulations  of  the  board  of  super¬ 
vising  inspectors  for  every  passenger  carried,  and  no  such  boat  while  so  carrying 
passengers  for  hire  shall  be  operated  or  navigated  except  in  charge  of  a  person 
duly  licensed  for  such  service  by  the  local  board  of  inspectors.  No  examination 
shall  be  required  as  the  condition  of  obtaining  such  a  license  and  any  such  license 
shall  be  revoked  or  suspended  by  the  local  board  of  inspectors  for  misconduct, 
gross  negligence,  recklessness  in  navigation,  intemperance,  or  violation  of  law  on 
the  part  of  the  holder,  and  if  revoked,  the  person  holding  such  license  shall  be 
incapable  of  obtaining  another  such  license  for  one  year  from  the  date  of  revo¬ 
cation:  Provided,  that  motor  boats  shall  not  be  required  to  carry  licensed  officers 
except  as  required  in  this  act. 

Sec.  6.  That  every  motor  boat  and  also  every  vessel  propelled  by  machinery 
other  than  by  steam,  more  than  65  feet  in  length,  shall  carry  ready  for  im¬ 
mediate  use  the  means  of  promptly  and  effectually  extinguishing  burning  gas¬ 
oline. 

Sec.  7.  That  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100  may  be  imposed  for  any  violation  of 
this  act.  The  motor  boat  shall  be  liable  for  the  same  penalty  and  may  be  seized 
and  proceeded  against  by  way  of  libel,  in  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States 
for  any  district  within  which  such  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  to  secure  the 
proper  execution  of  this  act  by  collectors  of  customs  and  other  officers  of  the 
Government.  And  the  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor 
may,  upon  application  therefor,  remit  or  mitigate  any  fine,  penalty  or  forfeiture 
relating  to  motor  boats  except  for  failure  to  observe  the  provisions  of  section  6 
of  this  act. 

Sec.  9.  That  all  laws  and  parts  of  lawrs  only  in  so  far  as  they  are  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed:  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  deemed 
to  alter  or  amend  acts  of  Congress  embodying  or  revising  international  rules  for 
preventing  collisions  at  sea. 


Sec.  10.  That  this  act  shall  take  effect  on  and  after  thirty  days  after  its 
approval. 

Regulations. 

Under  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Labor  this  act  is  to  be  enforced  by 
collectors  of  customs  and  other  officers  of  the  Government.  All  violations  of 
the  navigation  and  steamboat  inspection  laws  which  come  to  their  notice  must 
be  reported  to  the  department  regardless  of  mitigating  circumstances,  as  authority 
to  mitigate  and  remit  the  penalties  under  the  laws  mentioned  is  vested  solely  in 
the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Labor. 

Lights. 

1.  The  lights  provided  for  in  section  3  of  the  act  above  are  running  lights 
for  motor  boats  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  act  in  lieu  of  the  lights  pre¬ 
scribed  respectively,  by  article  2  of  the  act  approved  June  7,  1897,  entitled,  “An 
Act  to  adopt  regulations  for  preventing  collisions  upon  certain  harbors,  rivers, 
and  inland  waters  of  the  United  States;”  rule  3  of  the  act  approved  February  5, 
1895,  entitled,  “An  Act  to  regulate  navigation  on  the  Great  Lakes  and  their 
connecting  and  tributary  waters;”  and  rules  3,  5,  6  and  7  of  section  4233  of  the 
Revised  Statutes,  governing  western  rivers.  The  penalty  for  failure  to  carry  such 
light  is  a  fine  not  exceeding  $100. 

2.  The  lights  provided  for  in  section  3  are  not  in  conflict  with  the  anchor 
lights,  lights  for  pilot  and  fishing  vessels,  and  other  lights  provided  in  the  acts 
above  cited.  Thus,  the  anchor  light  for  motor  boats  on  inland  waters  will  re¬ 
main  as  prescribed  in  article  11  of  the  act  of  June  7,  1897,  as  follows: 

Article  11.  A  vessel  under  150  feet  in  length  when  at  anchor  shall  carry 
forward,  where  it  can  best  be  seen,  but  at  a  height  not  exceeding  20  feet  above 
the  hull,  a  white  light  in  a  lantern  so  constructed  as  to  show  a  clear,  uniform, 
and  unbroken  light  visible  all  round  the  horizon  at  a  distance  of  at  least  one 
mile. 

Collectors  of  customs  and  others  will  observe  that  the  penalties  for  viola¬ 
tions  of  existing  laws  not  in  conflict  with  this  act  remain  unchanged. 

3.  Where  motor  boats  of  Class  1  carry  a  white  light  forward  and  aft  and 
regulation  side  lights  instead  of  two-color  combination  light  forward  and  white 
light  aft  as  required  by  the  act  of  June  9,  1910,  collectors  of  customs  and  other 
officers,  until  further  notice,  need  not  report  such  lights  as  violations. 

4.  No  penalty  is  incurred  by  motor  boats  for  a  failure  to  carry  lights  be¬ 
tween  the  hours  of  sunrise  and  sunset. 

5.  If  a  motor  boat,  through  temporary  disablements  of  the  machinery  or 
lack  of  gasoline  finds  it  necessary  to  proceed  under  sail,  the  white  lights  should 
be  extinguished  and  she  should  proceed  with  her  colored  lights  only. 

6.  The  aft  light  should  be  higher  and  so  placed  as  to  form  a  range  with 
the  forward  light,  and  should  be  clear  of  house  awnings  and  other  obstructions. 

7.  The  law  does  not  specify  the  size  of  lights  to  be  carried  on  motor  boats 
of  Class  1.  Such  lights  should  be  large  enough,  however,  to  accomplish  the 
purpose  intended,  and  it  is  suggested  that  the  illuminated  portion  of  such  lights 
or  lenses  should  not  be  less  than  3  inches  in  diameter. 

Whistle,  Foghorn  and  Bell. 

8.  No  size  or  style  of  whistle,  foghorn  or  bell  (except  the  bell  for  Class  3) 
is  prescribed,  provided  it  is  available  and  sufficient  for  the  use  for  which  it  is 
intended.  The  word  “efficient”  must  be  taken  in  its  ordinary  sense,  considered 
with  reference  to  the  object  intended  by  the  provisions  in  which  the  word  ap¬ 
pears,  namely,  the  production  of  certain  signals. 

9.  A  mouth  whistle  capable  of  producing  a  blast  of  two  seconds  or  more 
in  duration  which  can  be  heard  for  at  least  one-half  a  mile  has  been  held  to  be 
in  compliance  with  the  law. 


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10.  Fognorns  can  not  take  the  place  of  whistles  on  motor  boats  of  Classes 
2  and  3. 


Life  Preservers. 

11.  Every  motor  boat  not  carrying  passengers  for  hire  must  have  life  pre¬ 
servers  or  life  belts  or  buoyant  cushions  or  ring  buoys  or  other  device,  which 
should  be  of  types  approved  by  the  Board  of  Supervising  Inspectors,  sufficient  to 
sustain  afloat  every  person  on  board.  This  includes  members  of  the  crew,  chil¬ 
dren  and  babies. 

In  addition  the  department  authorizes  life  preservers  and  buoyant  cushions 
for  motor  boats  not  carrying  passengers  for  hire  under  the  following  conditions. 
Each  life  preserver  or  buoyant  cushion  shall  be  capable  of  sustaining  afloat  for 
a  continuous  period  of  twenty-four  hours  an  attached  weight  so  arranged  that 
w’hether  the  said  weight  be  submerged  or  not  there  shall  be  a  direct  downward 
gravitation  pull  upon  such  life  preserver  or  cushion  of  at  least  20  pounds.  If  a 
buoyant  cushion  is  furnished  for  more  than  one  person,  its  capacity  must  be 
proportionately  greater. 

No  such  life  preservers  or  buoyant  cushions  stuffed  or  filled  with  granulated 
cork  or  other  loose  granulated  material  and  no  pneumatic  life  preservers  or 
cushions  will  be  approved. 

Planks,  gratings,  floorings,  cars,  small  boats  in  tow,  etc.,  are  not  approved 
as  substitutes  for  life  preservers,  life  belts,  buoyant  cushion  or  ring  buoys,  but 
wooden  life  boats  may  be  used,  provided  their  dimensions  shall  not  be  less  than 
4  feet  in  length,  14  inches  in  breadth,  2  inches  in  thickness,  and  made  of  well- 
seasoned  white  pine,  or  of  any  other  wood  not  exceeding  white  pine  in  weight 
per  cubic  foot. 

Samples  of  other  substitutes  for  the  articles  mentioned  must  first  be  sub¬ 
mitted  to  the  Supervising  Inspector  General,  Steamboat  Inspection  Service,  for 
examination  and  approval. 

Motor  boats  carrying  passengers  for  hire  shall  carry  one  life  preserver  of 
the  sort  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Supervising  Inspectors  for  every  passenger 
carried,  and  the  person  in  charge  must  be  duly  licensed. 

Motor  boats  hired  at  launch  liveries  carrying  any  person  in  addition  to  the 
person  operating  are  construed  as  carrying  passengers  for  hire. 

Fire-Extinguishing  Apparatus. 

12.  No  specific  means  of  promptly  and  effectually  extinguishing  burning 
gasoline  are  prescribed.  Besides  the  usual  extinguishers  are  suitable  chemicals, 
salt  or  sand  in  sufficient  quantities  will  serve  the  purpose.  The  salt  or  sand 
(preferably  the  two  mixed)  should  be  kept  in  a  pail  or  receptacle  ready  for  im¬ 
mediate  use,  and  may  be  marked  “Use  only  in  case  of  fire” 

The  following  fire  extinguishers  have  demonstrated  a  capacity  for  extin¬ 
guishing  burning  gasoline  and  are  approved  by  the  department:  Alert,  Babcock 
No.  1,  Bonner,  Child’s,  Coston,  Durkee,  Ever  Ready,  Gold  Medal  No.  1,  Hay¬ 
ward,  Keystone,  Protector,  Pyrene,  Paragon,  Royal,  Salvage.  Stempel,  Safety, 
Success,  Underwriters  No.  6. 

All  motor  boats,  irrespective  of  length,  must  be  so  equipped.  The  act  de¬ 
fines  the  words  “motor  boat”  as  including  every  vessel  propelled  by  machinery 
and  not  more  than  65  feet  in  length,  except  tugboats  and  towboats  propelled  by 
steam,  and  those  words  when  used  in  the  act,  and  especially  in  sections  5  and  6, 
must  be  given  that  meaning. 

Licensed  Office  and  Inspection. 

13.  In  lieu  of  the  inspection  of  steam  vessels  now  provided  by  sections  4417. 
4418  and  4426,  Revised  Statutes,  it  is  now  required  that  after  due  inspection  or 
personal  observation  the  design  of  the  engine,  boiler,  or  other  operating  machin¬ 
ery  of  motor  boats  more  than  40  feet  in  length  and  not  more  than  65  feet  in 
length,  propelled  by  machinery  driven  by  steam,  shall  be  approved  by  the  local 
inspectors. 


All  steam  vessels  more  than  65  feet  in  length  are  subject  to  inspection  as 
heretofore. 

Motor  boats  propelled  otherwise  than  by  steam  of  above  15  gross  tons  car¬ 
rying  freight  or  passengers  for  hire,  but  not  engaged  in  fishing  as  a  regular  busi¬ 
ness,  are  subject  to  inspection  whether  under  or  over  65  feet  in  length. 

The  only  officer  required  to  be  carried  on  motor  boats  within  the  contem¬ 
plation  of  the  Act  of  June  9,  1910,  is  the  licensed  operator  provided  for  in  the 
Act.  (Subject  to  change  in  event  of  the  passage  by  Congress  of  a  bill  now 
pending  which  requires  licensed  pilots  and  engineers  on  all  motor  boats  40  feet 
or  more  in  length  when  carrying  freight  or  passengers  for  hire  or  engaged  in 
fishing  as  a  regular  business.) 

Documents  and  Name. 

14.  All  motor  boats  of  over  5  net  tons  engaged  in  trade  must  be  docu¬ 
mented;  that  is  to  say,  licensed  by  the  collectors  of  customs.  Vessels  under  5 
net  tons  are  not  documented  in  any  case.  The  license  of  the  vessel  obtained 
from  the  collector  of  customs  (designated  a  document)  is  additional  to  and 
must  not  be  confounded  with  the  license  required  for  the  operator  of  a  motor 
boat. 

Documented  vessels  must  have  name  and  home  port  on  stern  and  name  on 
each  bow.  Tonnage  measurement  is  necessary  only  in  case  of  vessels  requiring 
to  be  documented. 

While  the  law  does  not  require  it,  the  department  recommends  that  the  name 
be  conspicuously  displayed  on  undocumented  motor  boats. 

15.  Motor  boats  are  required  to  have  on  board  two  copies  of  the  pilot  rules 
to  be  observed  by  them,  which  will  be  furnished  by  local  inspectors  of  steam 
vessels  on  request.  Copies  of  this  circular  should  be  inserted  therein. 

The  following  is  a  tabulated  statement  of  equipment  required  on  the  respec¬ 
tive  classes: 


NOT  CARRYING  PASSENGERS  FOR  HIRE 


Section  3. 


Combination  light  for¬ 
ward;  white  light  aft. 

White  light  forward  and 
aft  and  colored  side 
lights. 

Same  as  Class  2. 


Section  4. 
Whistle 

Whistle,  bell  and  fog¬ 
horn. 

Same  as  Class  2. 


Section  5. 


Life  preserver  or  life¬ 
saving  device  pre¬ 
scribed  by  act. 

Same  as  Class  1. 


Same  as  Class  1. 


Section  6. 

Means  for  extinguishing 
burning  gasoline. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Same  as  Class  1. 


CARRYING  PASSENGERS  FOR  HIRE. 


Section  3. 

Section  4. 

Section  5. 

Section  6. 

Class  1 — Combination  light 
forward;  white 
light  aft. 

Whistle. 

Life  preserver; 
licensed  operator. 

Means  for  extinguishing 
burning  gasoline. 

Class  2 — White  lights  for¬ 
ward  and  aft 
and  colored  side 
lights. 

Whistle,  bell  and  fog¬ 
horn. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

Class  3 — Same  as  Class  2. 

Same  as  Class  2. 

Same  as  Class  I. 

Same  as  Class  1. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  two  copies  of  the  pilot  rules  must  be  carried  on 
all  motor  boats. 


Benj.  S.  Cable, 
Acting  Secretory. 


State  of  Illinois 

DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS  AND  BUILDINGS 
Division  of  Waterways. 


JO  I,  I  E  T 


DISTRICT 

POWER 


lockport 

navioation  channel  between 
LOCKPORT  ANO  JOLIET 

ISIS 


NIT 


State  of  Illinois 

DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  WORKS  AND  BUILDINGS 

Division  of  Waterways. 


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